- The oldest exposed surface on Earth is New Zealand's south island.
- 'Lonely Planet' for travelers is based in Melbourne Australia.
- The expression to 'knuckle down' originated from playing marbles (players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots).
- The longest alphabet has 74 letters.
- The King of Hearts is the only king without a mustache.
- The dollar was established as the official currency of the US in 1785.
- Elephants communicate in sound waves below the frequency that humans can hear.
- A fifteen-year-old boy invented earmuffs in 1873.
- There are more tigers owned by Americans than in the wild worldwide.
- Air's alchemy symbol is a triangle with a horizontal bar.
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